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Amazon Appoints Krishan Bhatia as VP of Global Video Advertising

Krishan Bhatia joins Amazon to lead a new global team focusing on streaming TV ad sales, including live sports and platforms like Twitch and Freevee.

  • Krishan Bhatia, former NBCUniversal executive, has been hired by Amazon as VP of Global Video Advertising.
  • Bhatia's role will oversee ad sales across Amazon's streaming services, including Twitch, Prime Video, and Amazon Freevee.
  • Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy highlighted a 24% growth in video advertising, reaching $47 billion last year.
  • The appointment is part of Amazon's strategic expansion to capture more advertising dollars shifting from traditional TV to streaming.
  • Bhatia will be based in New York and report to Alan Moss, VP of Global Ad Sales at Amazon.
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